MARRAKESH, Morocco, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – A week after climate change denier Donald Trump’s election to the White House, world leaders will on Tuesday address a key UN meeting in Marrakesh to keep a climate rescue plan on track. UN chief Ban Ki-moon, King Mohammed of conference host Morocco, and France’s President Francois Hollande will open a […]
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Under Trump shadow, world leaders tackle climate change
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Trump, Putin speak by phone, discuss steps to improve US-Russia ties
NEW YORK, (MILLAT+APP): US President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, of whom he spoke fondly during the presidential campaign. “During the call, the two leaders discussed a range of issues including the threats and challenges facing the United States and Russia, strategic economic issues and the historical U.S.-Russia relationship […]
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Almost 70 killed in month of Rakhine violence: Myanmar army
YANGON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): Myanmar’s security forces have killed almost 70 people since taking control of northern Rakhine state last month, the army said, adding that media reports of widespread destruction in the area were “false news”. Troops have poured into a strip of land along the border with Bangladesh, an area largely home to the Rohingya […]
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Students stage walk-out from classes to protest Trump’s victory
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP): Students in two American states joined the growing chorus against the Republican President-elect Donald Trump, as people in the United States were still trying to come to grip with the shocking results of the US Presidential election which unexpectedly dumped Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton. In a rare instance, hundreds of students of […]
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With Trump meeting, Farage upsets UK establishment
LONDON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – After helping secure the shock vote for Brexit, UKIP leader Nigel Farage pulled off another coup by becoming the first British politician to meet Donald Trump, upsetting the establishment once again. Long dismissed as a political outsider who had failed repeatedly to win a seat in the House of Commons, Farage stunned […]
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Trump cabinet choices fuel infighting: CNN
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Making the vital choices for President-elect Donald Trump’s White House cabinet has sparked intense infighting, CNN reported Monday, with one source calling it a “knife fight.” The jobs to be filled include national security positions and West Wing posts, the television news network said, as Trump gathered with transition team members in […]